Croaghgorm

Croaghgorm
Cruach Ghorm
Summit of Croaghgorm
Highest point
Elevation	674 m (2,211 ft) [1][2]
Prominence	541 m (1,775 ft) [1]
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates	54°45′15″N 8°04′52″W / 54.754171°N 8.081031°W / 54.754171; -8.081031Coordinates: 54°45′15″N 8°04′52″W / 54.754171°N 8.081031°W / 54.754171; -8.081031
Naming
Translation	blue stack (Irish)
Geography
Croaghgorm Location in Ireland
Location	County Donegal, Ireland
Parent range	Bluestack Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	G948895

Croaghgorm or Bluestack (from Irish: an Chruach Gorm, meaning "the blue stack")^[1] is a 674-metre (2,211 ft) mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blue Stack Mountains (or Croaghgorms) and the third-highest mountain in County Donegal.^[1]

On 31 January 1944, during World War II, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Sunderland plane crashed on the mountain. Seven RAF crewmen from 228 Squadron were killed. Wreckage from the plane can still be seen on the mountain's slopes. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1988.^[1]

See also

• List of mountains in Ireland

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 Croaghgorm MountainViews. Retrieved: 2013-03-19.
2. ↑ Peakbagger

Mountains and hills of Ulster
List of mountains in Ireland
Antrim Hills	Slemish Tievebulliagh Scawt Hill
Antrim Plateau	Benevenagh Donald's Hill Fair Head
Belfast Hills	Black Mountain Cavehill Carnmoney Divis Slieve True
Croaghgorms	Croaghgorm
Derryveagh	Seven Sisters Aghla Beg Aghla More Ardloughnabrackbaddy Crocknalaragagh Errigal Mackoght Muckish
Inishowen	Slieve Snaght Raghtin More
Mournes	Slieve Bearnagh Slieve Binnian Slieve Commedagh Slieve Croob Slieve Donard Slieve Muck Ben Crom
Sperrins	Benbradagh Loughermore Mullaghcarn Mullaghmore Sawel Slieve Gallion
Southwest Donegal	Slieve League
Others	Belmore Mountain Benaughlin Cuilcagh Slieve Beagh Slieve Gullion Slieve Rushen